Always Pasta

Come along with Roscoe & Ivy as Ivy explores a new food.
Ivy ALWAYS wants PASTA! Pasta makes Ivy feel calm and safe. But Roscoe's veggie pizza is weird. It looks messy. It smells a little stinky. Can using her senses help Ivy feel more curious about a new food?

• Roscoe & Ivy series focuses on the daily life of a neurodivergent family
• Created by neurodivergent author and illustrator drawing from their own lived experiences
• Endnotes offer gentle guidance on trying new foods

About the author

Eleni Tassopoulos Wehner discovered that typical caregiving strategies did not work for her neurodivergent family. With some creativity, patience and adjusted expectations, she developed methods that any child or caregiver can use. Eleni lives in St. Louis, MO with her husband and their kids. She loves bunnies, thrift stores, and glitter gel pens.

Danamarie Hosler is an autistic illustrator, fiber artist, and muralist based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Her work is based around the idea that art should be accessible to all people, in all forms, and she considers her work to be equal parts art, education, and advocacy. In those rare moments when she's not making art, you can find her perfecting her macarons and croissants, or bird watching.

Product details

• Authors: Eleni Tassopoulos Wehner
• Assisted by: Danamarie Hosler (Illustration)
• Publisher: Abrams & Chronicle
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 2 to 4
• Product format: Board book
• Release: 26.05.2026
• EAN: 9798888599174
• ISBN: 979-8-88859-917-4
• No. of pages: 20
• Weight: 445 g
• Series: Roscoe & Ivy
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Cooking & Food, JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Daily Activities, JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Senses & Sensation, Relating to people on the autism spectrum, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), For children c 0-2 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Baby books, Interest age: from c 24 months, Early years: daily routine, Early Learning / Early Learning Concepts, JUVENILE FICTION / Neurodiversity